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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hosts a working lunch for French President Francois Hollande at the Blair House in Washington, D.C. on May 18, 2012. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
Statement by the Press Secretary on the President’s Call to President-elect Hollande of France
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
May 06, 2012
President Obama called President-elect Francois Hollande of France to congratulate him after the results of the French election were announced today. President Obama indicated that he looks forward to working closely with Mr. Hollande and his government on a range of shared economic and security challenges. President Obama noted that he will welcome President-elect Hollande to Camp David for the G-8 Summit and to Chicago for the NATO Summit later this month, and proposed that they meet beforehand at the White House. President Obama and President-elect Hollande each reaffirmed the important and enduring alliance between the people of the United States and France.
